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DOJ Closes Autopen Investigation into Biden and Aides Without Charges: Report

The Department of Justice found no legal basis to charge Biden or aides over autopen use after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling granted presidents broad immunity for official acts.

  • This week, reports by The New York Times and CBS News say the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a criminal inquiry into former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen, closing it without charges or grand jury review.
  • President Donald Trump ordered a review in June that alleged Biden's autopen use concealed cognitive decline, and Ed Martin, DOJ pardon attorney and interim U.S. attorney, opened the probe, later overseen by Jeanine Pirro.
  • Prosecutors found they could not identify an applicable statute, and investigators examined whether aides used the autopen without Biden's knowledge affecting pardons and executive actions.
  • Republican officials say they will continue pursuing legal options as the closed autopen probe joins other failed efforts by Pirro, while Florida authorities arrested a felon released under Biden's commutation.
  • A 2005 DOJ memo and a 2024 Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity limit prosecution prospects, while Biden has repeatedly denied allegations of widespread autopen use, calling them false and a distraction.
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Justice Department autopen investigation isn’t over yet, official says

The Justice Department is still investigating whether people around former President Joe Biden broke the law with their use of an autopen, according to a senior Justice Department official.

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